Under Colombia’s National Copyright Directorate (DNDA), the Judiciary issued a ruling against the Latinos IPTV and Redcol IPTV platforms for illegally distributing programming over the internet (IPTV), confirming that they infringed intellectual property rights of broadcasting sports content without authorization.
In addition, all Internet service providers in Colombia were ordered to permanently block access to the IP addresses and URLs of Latinos IPTV and Redcol IPTV.
Extensive investigation
The sentence was handed down after an investigation by the Alliance Against Audiovisual Piracy (Alianza), the Latin American anti-piracy organization. The judicial process was carried out by the law firm BakerMcKenzie on behalf of ALIANZA.
Alianza was able to prove the responsibility of the individuals through a report submitted to the court in mid-2021. “The illegal transmission of content is a crime, and justice is condemning those who commit it,” said Alianza president Jorge Bacaloni. “Alianza is making a valuable contribution with numerous cases throughout South America,” he said.
Further reading
Colombian Justice blocks two illegal streaming platforms and fines their owners more than $33,000. Article. September 3, 2024. Alianza Contra la Pirateria Audiovisual (Alianza)
Why it matters
An exhaustive investigation was carried out by the Alliance Against Audiovisual Piracy (Alianza), a non-profit organization whose goal is to fight against all forms of piracy, which directly affects users by exposing them to scams, fraud, and theft of sensitive information, causes the loss of quality jobs, and harms governments.
Legal and business affairs consultant Víctor Roldán, executive director of the Alliance Against Audiovisual Piracy, stated: “Piracy harms the quality of content; it damages users’ devices by exposing them to serious situations of fraud and other crimes; it does not pay the taxes that the state needs to fund health, education, and security.”
“(Alianza) works with deep dedication and perseverance to combat these copyright infringing networks, which harm authors and expose users to malicious software for the theft of sensitive data. This new ruling in Colombia becomes even more relevant in times when technological advancement allows pirates to mutate and quickly reinvent themselves,” Bacaloni said.
